Chelsea, who were without England centre-back Millie Bright and started with Fran Kirby on the bench, looked in control at 1-0.

But Follis then poked home the equaliser on 36 minutes after Quinn ran down the right before weaving her way into the box to cross hard and low.

Chelsea - who had won their previous 11 games in all competitions - fell behind again when Quinn's 20-yard shot looped in for the visitors.

Although Cuthbert looked to have rescued a point when she scored her second straight from a free-kick, White had the final word when she latched onto Wellings' cross to lift the ball over the despairing home keeper, England's Carly Telford.

New signing Ann-Katrin Berger, signed from Birmingham in the January window, was on the Chelsea bench, ahead of Sweden's first-choice keeper Hedvig Lindahl.

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Goal!

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Goal! Chelsea FC Women 2, Birmingham City Women 3. Ellen White (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charlie Wellings with a cross.

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Offside, Birmingham City Women. Hayley Ladd tries a through ball, but Chloe Arthur is caught offside.

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Attempt saved. Emma Follis (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Charlie Wellings.